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comedians john mulaney and dave chappelle, mulaney brought chappelle onstage as a surprise guest on tour

‘Dave Chappelle ambushed us at the John Mulaney show’: The internet is in an uproar after the comic told a ‘transphobic joke’ when opening for Columbus stop on Mulaney’s tour

'Y'all ever hear ~12,000 people laugh at a transphobic joke, while you’re a trans person in the audience.'

On May 22, 2022 by Jack Alban

Internet Culture
Black man speaks to mostly white crowd about critical race theory

Black man goes viral for rant against critical race theory at school board meeting—but he’s not your average ‘concerned parent’

'How do I have two medical degrees if I'm sitting here oppressed?'

On Jun 18, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

IRL Tech

The architectural genius of ‘McMansion Hell’ on why your house sucks

Home is where the hate is.

On Sep 19, 2016 by Nick Douglas

Internet Culture

Video game developers sue critic who compared them to thieves from ‘Home Alone’

He gave their game a bad review, but their lawsuit is even worse.

On Mar 17, 2016 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture

This grandma thinks Yeezys are absolute garbage

The color doesn't suit her.

On Jan 15, 2016 by Elijah Watson

Internet Culture

‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ gets the academic treatment on Tumblr

Bikini Bottom goes book smart.

On Aug 6, 2015 by Gabe Bergado

Internet Culture

‘Mad Max’ comic artist has the worst response to complaints about rape scenes

This is almost enough to ruin everything that was amazing about the movie.

On Jun 26, 2015 by Aja Romano

Internet Culture Parsec

The unspeakable horror of funeral home reviews on Yelp

Read these and drop dead.

On May 15, 2015 by Miles Klee

Internet Culture

Stephin Merritt is the biggest troll in the online literary scene

The Magnetic Fields frontman isn't one for sparing feelings.

On Mar 30, 2015 by Miles Klee

IRL

Read what Albert Einstein wrote to Marie Curie about haters

Another timeless lesson from the world's most famous genius.

On Dec 8, 2014 by Mike Fenn

IRL

Bestselling author Ayelet Waldman is furious the NY Times left her off their list

Ayelet Waldman, though famous and beloved by readers, just can't let go of the little things.

On Dec 3, 2014 by Miles Klee

Streaming

Kirk Cameron tried to game Rotten Tomatoes and got royally trolled

Cameron urged the Internet to lavish Saving Christmas with praise. Bad idea.

On Nov 24, 2014 by Miles Klee

Streaming

Author ignites controversy by stalking negative Goodreads reviewer

How an online game of cat-and-mouse spilled into real life.

On Oct 20, 2014 by Miles Klee

Streaming

Facebook’s ‘People You May Know’: An interview with Drew Kaufman

“Twitter is sort of a diary of my brain farts.”

On Oct 14, 2014 by Miles Klee

Internet Culture

Watch professors read what their students said about them online

Spoiler: They all just want to be hot.

On Oct 6, 2014 by Miles Klee

Internet Culture

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